Lewis R. Clayton > Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Offices
1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6064
NEW YORK
United States
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Lewis R. Clayton
Work Department
Litigation, Antitrust, IP Litigation: Copyright & Trademark, IP Litigation: Patent & Other Scientific, M&A Litigation, ERISA, Pension & Benefits Litigation
Position
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Education
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1978 cum laude
A.B., Harvard College, 1975 magna cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is noted for its capabilities in ERISA, pension and benefits-related litigation, with standout clients including DST Systems, Citigroup and Alaska Retirement Management Board. The team is led by Lewis R. Clayton, who serves as the of the ERISA, pension & benefits litigation group and represents a diverse client portfolio in high stakes litigation, with ERISA stock-drop another area of expertise. Jeffrey Recher, an experienced litigator utilizes his background in complex commercial litigation and corporate investigations.
United States > Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
(Leading lawyers)Lewis R. Clayton –Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- ERISA litigation United States > Labor and employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: plaintiff
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Industry focus > Sport
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Tax > International tax
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism